Introduction :

Once again, Ragamalika 2004 was a roaring success because of the best volunteers in the world ! Thank you to each and every one of you for pulling off yet another concert performance with aplomb and quality ! The quality of the music, the food, the sound system, facility arrangements, stage decorations, ushers, program materials, publicity, web pages, music recording, camera work, and everything else , all came together in sweet harmony making for a great musical experience for one and all. We all left, with a great taste of music lingering on our palates and hungry for more in 2005.

The students practiced hard and were very diligent about attending rehearsals. Despite the demands on your time, made it a point to be on time both for the rehearsal on Saturday, May 22nd and the program on Sunday, May 23rd. Your dedication clearly showed in the quality of the concert!

The audience also played their part wonderfully. They were quiet, attentive and appreciative and their encouragement brought out the best from the performers.

Thank you ! Thank you ! Thank you !

When and Where :

Date : 23 May 2004
Time : 3 PM to 5:30 PM
Venue: Rajdhani Mandir , 4525 Pleasant Valley Rd, Chantilly VA 20151 (http://www.rajdhanimandir.org)

List of Songs: ( AUDIO )

Below are the songs that were performed at the student recital. Please click on the link to listen to the audio.

Note: The sequence below is NOT the order in which they were performed.

Participants:

Volunteers:

A Big Thank You to all the volunteers for their support and help ! All of you were very professional and functioned together as a well-oiled engine. Everyone that was assigned a task, prepared/rehearsed, performed it well, cleaned up and left the auditorium in pristine condition.

··Geetha Athreya for researching, composing and producing the Program Notes;
· Rajesh, Sai and Kavita for handling the sound system;
· Radha Shivakumar for taking the trouble to collect accurate data about the number of participants and guests;
· Radha Shivakumar for handling the accounts;
· Vibha and Susbhashree for being our ushers and manning the doors;
· Rajesh and Vibha for conducting the raffle;
· Prakash and Kartik for taking photographs;
· Mukundan for videography
· Mukundan for creating audio files for the web site;
· Kanti and Shyam for seating arrangements;
· Lakshmi Mukundan and Vijaya Venkat for participant entry, exit and stage seating management;
· Lakshmi Mukundan for designing the plaque and Rohini for inscribing the names of students;
· Mala and Sridevi for stage decorations;
· Sumati for ordering food; Rama, Sumati, Vijaya for serving food;
· Subhashree and Kumar for cleanups;
· Nandu and Sriram for standing by to assist with remote parking;
· The Padmanabhans for donating the goodie bags
. Lavanya Ramakrishnan for keeping us all informed thorough the Ragamalika website;

In addition, many people spontaneously volunteered their time and services as gaps became obvious and had to be filled during the event itself. Lavanya Gopal, Kanaka, Siva, Radha, Subhashree, Kumar, thank you!